Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-10-26
HOME MATTERS.

-Buckwneat -four at Stallman's.
Counterfeit postal cards, the first ever
known, nave appeared at Pittsburgh.
-Trachte & Trayser have fine line
OF all kinds Of underwear for men, wo-
men and children.
The home of Richard Strike, a farmer
in the town of Palmyra, burned on Sun
day morning by sparks from the chimney.
The semi-annual convention OF the
Wisconsin Woman's Relief corp depart
ment will take place at Portage on the
18th inst
Another immense line of fall and
winter woolens have just arrived at the
fashionable custom tailoring house OF
SCHIFFLER & QUENTMEYER.
The Milwaukee Sentinel speaks in
the highest terms of Gus Williams per
Torrance of 'Keppler's Fortunes" which
will be given at Turner Hall this evening
by the same company.
During business trip last week IN
to the Michigan peninsula country, our
townsman, Theo Huber, went on deer
hunt and brought down with his rife
buck weighing 225 pounds.
Rev. S. S. Burieson, rector of ST.
Albsn's parish, Sussex, filled the pulpit
at St. Paul's church last Sunday in place
of Rev. j. B. Finn, who oficiated at St
Pauls church, Columbus, another of Rev.
Mr.. Burleson's charges.
At the inspection last Friday even
ing the Watertown Rifles mustered forty
nine men, including the band. The boys
were put through some severe tests by
Adit.-Gen. Chapman, but passed the or
deal quite successfully.
Persons who were distressed fearing
that winter would set in without a good
soaking rain had their fears allayed Sat
urday night and Sunday morning by the
food-gates opening and giving down a
bountiful supply of moisture.
President Taylor, of the National
Temperance league of Great Britain, says
that thirty years ago the advocates of
temperance there could have been count
ed on ones fingers, whereas to-day the
movement exciies intense interest, and is
constantly gaining ground.
Those in want of 6rst-class new and
secondhand stoves, both cooking and
heating can find a good variety at Henry
G. Mayors west side secondhand store.
These stoves will be sold cheap. Also
secondhand oil stoves, carpets, bedst eads,
tables, ETC., constantly on hand. 2w3
Chapter SO4, laws of 1887, makes it
the duty of the chairman of each town
and ward to make written report to the
county board by November 1, of all sol
diers, or soldiers dependents, who need
point relief committee of three. The
county board shall levy tax of one-ffth
of one mill upon all taxable property,
from which fund all those in need shall
receive relief.
The dedication of the new Masonic
hall in j. w. Coles block takes place
Wednesday evening, Nov. 2. The pro-
gramme for the occasion includes a grand
banquet. Exercises begin at 6 o'clock
Music will be furnished by the Phil
harmonic band. Arrangements are made
for the entertainment of Masons and their
families to the number of $50, all the
lodges in this section being invited to
participate in the ceremonies.
Last Friday night thieves entered
Huber & Lehmann's Office by forcing
open the door and tearing down part of
the casing. The safe had been left open,
there being nothing of value in it, and the
visitors left the premises none the better
off than when they entered. The gang
also visited the Philip Heinrich's COM
pany Office, efecting an entrance through
the side door. They broke the lock Of
the safe and took SO and from writing
table drawer stole Sd worth of postage
stamps. No clew has been obtained as
yet to the perpetrators.
-Mince meat at Stallman's.
Among the speakers and their topics
on the programme fo- the farm institutes
to be held the coming winter the follow
ing appear:
Robert Fargo, Lake Mills-Evolution
on the farm. Corn, the farmers bank;
how to grow it. Hints about drouth.
Our country roads and highway laws.
F. @. Curtis. Rocky Run-Hints on
dairying. How to restore fertility. My
silo. Mr.. Curtis is we'll known through